1 Russel Road Grays Essex RM17 5JX Data via plota.co.uk

26/00971/FUL - Full Planning Permission Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Conversion and alteration of the existing detached outbuilding to provide a granny annexe ancillary to the main dwelling, including associated internal and external alterations. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Aug 2026
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Validated
28 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 23 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 22 Nov 2026, from Thurrock's recent extensions. Comments are open until 20 Oct 2026.

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Site constraints 3

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
SSSI about 266 m away: Grays Thurrock Chalk Pit SSSI; Inside the Grays built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 29 September 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Thurrock
Application type
Full Planning Permission Application
Postcode
RM17 5JX
Received
21 Aug 2026
Validated
28 Sept 2026
Ward
Grays Town
Case officer
Show
Target decision
23 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Dream Design Develop Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 6 of the 56-day target. Thurrock usually decides extensions by day 55.

Day 650 days to the 56-day target
76%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
440decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Thurrock in the last twelve months, from validation. Thurrock decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

8 neighbours consulted · Last counted 29 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
20 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
23 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No
Thurrock
Planning Authority Score
6/10
Average
#104 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Thurrock is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #25 out of 296. Thurrock is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 82% approved vs 90% nationally.

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Thurrock decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
82%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #252 of 296
82%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #271 of 296
84%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #25 of 296
31%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #62 of 296
65%
Minor dwellings approved
74 decided (1-9 homes)
43%
Major dwellings approved
7 decided (10+ homes)
86%
Change of use approved
43 decided
671
Total decisions
124 refused in the year to March 2026